Muhammad Hammad Cybersecurity Undergraduate
Summary

3rd-year Cybersecurity student at FAST-NUCES Karachi with a focus on offensive security and web application penetration testing. Strong hands-on experience through CTFs and TryHackMe labs, covering OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities and practical exploitation in lab environments. Ranked in top positions in multiple university-level CTFs, including top-10 finishes. Seeking a penetration testing internship.

Professional Experience
Student Laboratory Assistant - Data Structures Lab, FAST National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences
Aug 2025 – Dec 2025
  • •Mentored students in algorithms, memory management, and code efficiency during lab sessions and assignment evaluations.
    • Cybersecurity Intern (Remote), Innovise
    Aug 2025 – Sep 2025
  • •Gained foundational understanding of enterprise cybersecurity operations and standard security practices.
    • Student Laboratory Assistant - OOP Lab, FAST National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences
    Jan 2025 – May 2025
  • •Guided 50+ students by evaluating assignments, resolving queries, and providing structured project feedback.
    • Skills
    Programming

    Python, C, C++

    Security Tools

    Burp Suite, Nmap, Wireshark, Splunk, Gobuster

    Networking & OS

    Linux (Bash), TCP/IP, Subnetting, Cisco Packet Tracer

    Web

    HTML, CSS, JavaScript

    Education
    Bachelor of Science in Cyber Security, FAST National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences
    2023 – Present | Karachi, Pakistan
  • •Dean's List Honoree (Fall 2024, 3.83 SGPA)
  • •Current CGPA (3.21/4.0)
  • •Expected Graduation: May 2027
    • Projects
    Forensic-Level AI-Assisted Plagiarism Detection System, Technologies: Python, Flask, REST APIs, NLP, Transformers, Next.js
    2025
  • •Contributed to a digital forensics course project focused on automated plagiarism and authorship analysis.
  • •Worked with document analysis workflows involving text similarity and AI-generated content detection using NLP-based tools.
  • •Supported backend API workflows for document submission, analysis triggering, and result retrieval.
  • •Reviewed analysis outputs and helped organize results into visual summaries and downloadable PDF reports.
  • •Built a terminal-based encrypted chat and file transfer system using Python sockets with multithreading for concurrent users.
  • •Implemented AES-256 encryption and role-based access control to secure real-time communication and file sharing.
  • •Developed a GUI password manager with master-password authentication and AES-256 encrypted local credential storage.
  • •Focused on data confidentiality and usability, ensuring secure retrieval and management of stored passwords.
    • Cybersecurity Training & Labs
    TryHackMe
  • •Completed Pre-Security, Cybersecurity 101, Web Fundamentals, and Junior Penetration Tester paths.
  • •Currently pursuing Web Application Pentesting path with a 170+ day learning streak (as of Dec 2025).
    • Pentesting & Security Labs
  • •Hands-on experience with Kali Linux tools (Burp Suite, Nmap, Wireshark, Splunk, Gobuster) and Cisco Packet Tracer for network simulation.
    • CTF Achievements
  • •Achieved 3rd position among 56 teams in Intra-FAST CTF at FAST-NUCES Karachi (Nov 2025).
  • •Achieved 8th position among 50+ teams in CyberSENTS CTF 2.0 at NED University of Engineering and Technology (Oct 2025).
  • •Ranked among the Top 20–25 in multiple university-level CTFs at FAST-NUCES Karachi, including Shadows of the Creeds, PROCOM ’24 & ’25, DevDay ’25, and Cyber Jehad.